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Joshua Mcdonald
Joshua Mcdonald is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Melbourne, Australia.
Joshua Mcdonald is an award-winning multimedia journalist based in Melbourne, Australia, reporting on international relations, social issues, and health across Australia, the Pacific, and South Asia. His work has been featured in a number of renowned media outlets including the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the Guardian and Al Jazeera.
Prior to moving to Australia, Joshua worked primarily as a photojournalist focusing on health in the Middle East and Central America. He is also a member of SOPA image agency based in Hong Kong.
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May 03, 2021
Fiji Locks Down Large Cities as COVID-19 Cases Rise
By Joshua Mcdonald
Health authorities believe the virus found its way back into the community after a soldier providing security at a quarantine facility became infected.
April 22, 2021
Australia Avoids Reckoning With Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations
By Joshua Mcdonald
More cases of alleged unlawful killings and abuse by Australian special forces in Afghanistan arise.
April 14, 2021
The Women That Upended Samoa’s Politics
By Joshua Mcdonald
Following last week’s election, Samoa’s long-time ruler could be displaced by the country’s first female leader.
April 05, 2021
Heavy Rains Over Easter Weekend Flood Timor-Leste’s Capital
By Joshua Mcdonald
Skies cleared in time for the country’s first delivery of COVID-19 vaccine, but the lasting devastation may complicate distribution.
March 26, 2021
Can New Zealand Fix Its Housing Crisis?
By Joshua Mcdonald
In the final quarter of 2020, 40 percent of all property sales in New Zealand were to people who owned multiple properties already.
March 22, 2021
Why Is Australia’s Vaccine Campaign Moving So Slowly?
By Joshua Mcdonald
More than 6 million Australians are currently eligible to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A mere fraction have received it.
March 17, 2021
Papua New Guinea Faces Rising COVID-19 Cases
By Joshua Mcdonald
The Pacific Island nation is on the brink of disaster, regional health experts warn.
March 09, 2021
Is the Australian Parliament the Least Safe Place to Be a Woman?
By Joshua Mcdonald
A series of sexual assault and harassment allegations have rocked the Australian government. But will it take action?
February 26, 2021
Australia Joins Declaration Condemning Arbitrary Detention
By Joshua Mcdonald
In recent weeks, Australian citizens have been detained in China and Myanmar.
February 23, 2021
Why Pacific Communities Rely on Facebook for Access to News
By Joshua Mcdonald
Facebook is set to reverse its block of news in Australia, but the interruption highlighted deeper information problems across the Pacific.
February 12, 2021
Trouble at the University of the South Pacific
By Joshua Mcdonald
Last week, Fiji deported the university's vice chancellor, leading some to suggest relocating its headquarters to Samoa.
February 08, 2021
New Zealand Steps into Australia-China Dispute
By Joshua Mcdonald
Recently, a senior New Zealand minister advised Australia to “show respect” and act more diplomatically toward China. Canberra was not amused.